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Contents of this section...
but first...
STARS IN GAMES
In the early Nineties the first CD based consoles were produced. The CD gave much greater storage capacity than ever before allowing programmers to use things that had never before been possible on cartridge. The most exciting of these new possibilities was Full Motion Video.
FMV as it was known was basically video footage put into a game. Real people instead of computer drawn sprites. Video game companies were desperate to be the first to hire big name actors for their games while some Hollywood stars saw it as the future of the movie industry!
How wrong they were. While CDs offered video footage there was little that could actually be done with it once it was filmed. Movies are predetermined so any interaction with the 'game' was reduced to choosing a pre-recorded path or pressing the right button at the right time. This didn't exactly make the games a load of fun to play so FMV games soon died out.
Some actors are returning to games now, as voices or sometimes in sprite form, but the majority of Film Star graced games languish in the long forgotten past...
(The games in this section are PC-CD games unless otherwise stated)
LISTED BY ACTOR...
| Who? | Who?? | Game Title(S) |
| Bruce Campbell | Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Xena (TV) |
Pitfall 3-D: Beyond The Jungle (PSX)(1997) Tachyon: The Fringe (2000) Evil Dead: Hail To The King (PSX/DC/PC)(2000) Spider-man (PS2/GC/XBOX/PC)(2002) |
| Bruce Willis | Die Hard 1/2/3, Whole Nine Yards | Apocalypse (PSX) (1998) |
| Burgess Meredith | Rocky 1,2,3 (as Mickey) | Ripper (1996) |
| Casper Van Dien | Starship Troopers | Wing Commander 4: The Price Of Freedom (1995) |
| Corey Feldman | The Goonies, The Lost Boys | Normality (1995) |
| Corey Haim | The Lost Boys, License To Drive | Double Switch (Mega/Sega CD) (1993) |
| Christopher Lloyd | Back To The Future 1/2/3 | Toonstruck (1996) Rescue The Scientists (1994) |
| Christopher Walken | Batman Returns, Last Man Standing | Ripper (1996) Privateer II: The Darkening (1996) |
| Dan Castellaneta | Voice Of Homer (Simpsons, TV) | Toonstruck (1996) Clay Fighters 63 1/3 (1997) |
| Dennis Hopper | Apocalypse Now, Water World | Black Dahlia (1998) GTA: Vice City (2002) |
| Ice T | Players (TV), Gunmen | Sanity, Aiken's Artifact (2000) |
| James Earl Jones | Star Wars (voice Darth Vader) | Command And Conquer: Tibierian Sun (1999) Under A Killing Moon (1994) |
| John Goodman | King Ralph, The Big Labowski | Pyst (1996) |
| John Rhys-Davies | Sliders (TV), Lord Of The Rings, Highbinder |
Dune 2000 (1998) Ripper (1996) Wing Commander 4: The Price Of Freedom (1995) Wing Commander 3: Heart Of The Tiger (1994) Quest For Glory IV: Shadows Of Darkness (1994) |
| Mark Dacascos | Crying Freeman, Drive, The Base | Wing Commander 4: The Price Of Freedom (1995) |
| Malcolm McDowell | A Clockwork Orange, Star Trek: Generations, Fist Of The North Star |
Mummy: Tomb Of The Pharaoh (1996) Wing Commander 3: Heart Of The Tiger (1994) Wing Commander 4: The Price Of Freedom (1995) |
| Margot Kidder | Black Christmas, Superman 1-4 | Under A Killing Moon (1994) |
| Mark Hamill | Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi, Midnight Ride, Guyver (aka Mutronics) |
Wing Commander 3: Heart Of The Tiger (1994) Wing Commander 4: The Price Of Freedom (1995) Wing Commander: Prophecy (1997) |
| Michael Biehn | Terminator, The Art Of War, | Command And Conquer: Tibierian Sun (1999) |
| Michael Gough | Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow |
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows Of Amn (2000) Baldur's Gate (1998) Spyro The Dragon (PSX)(1998) |
| Michael Ironside | Scanners, Highlander 2, Starship Troopers, Prom Night 2, Total Recall. |
Splinter Cell (Xbox)(2002) Run Like Hell (PS2)(2002) |
| Michael York | Logun's Run, Austin Powers 1+2 | Overseer (1998) |
| Patrick Stewart | Pichard in Star Trek: TNG (TV) Gun Men |
Lands Of Lore: The Throne Of Chaos (1994) |
| Richard Norton | Mr Nice Guy, China O'Brien, Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars, |
Overseer (1998) Supreme Warrior (1994) |
| Tia Carrere | Wayne's World 1+2, True Lies | The Daedalous Encounter (3DO/PC-CD)(1995) |
| Tim Curry | Rocky Horror Picture Show, Stephen King's IT, Charlie's Angles, Congo, Muppet's Treasure Island, Clue, The Hunt For Red October, Home Alone 2, The 3 Musketeers |
Frankenstein: Through The Eyes Of A Monster (1996) |
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Grand Theft Auto 3 |
Starred (voices); Michael Madsen, | - |
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SSX: Tricky |
Starred (voices); Lucy Lui, Billy Zane, Macy Grey, David Arquette |
- |
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Spider-man |
Starred (voices); Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe and Bruce Campbell |
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Grand Theft Auto |
Starred (Voices) Ray Liotta, Burt Reynolds, Gary Busey, Farusla Balk, Jenna Jameson, Lee Majors, Tom Sizemore, Dennis Hopper, Robert Davi and Debbie Harry. |
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True Crime: Streets |
Starred (Voices); Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman, Michael Madsen, Michelle Rodriguez, CCH Pounder, Mako, James Hong and Micheal Gough. |
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Manhunt |
Starred (Voice): Brian Cox | - |
BANDS/ARTISTS
THAT HAVE
COMPOSED GAME MUSIC
| Band/Artist | Game Name |
Band/Artist |
Game Name |
| Brian May | Resurrection: Rise Of The Robots II | Aerosmith | Generation X |
| Nine Inch Nails | Quake, Quake II | A member of Nine Inch Nails | Alice |
| Journey (Journey Escape), Motley Crue (Crue Ball:Heavy Metal Pinball), Michael Jackson (Moonwalker), David Bowie (Omikron), Kiss (Psyco Circus:The Nightmare Child), Rob Zombie (Quake II, Sled Storm, Nightmare Creatures II, Gran Turismo 2, Twisted Metal 3 and 4), Jon Anderson/Yes (Homeworld), Aerosmith (Revolution X), Wu-Tang Clan (Wu-Tang Shaolin Style), Mark Mothersbaugh/Devo (Interstate '82), Thomas Dolby (Obsidian). | |||
| Faye Wong | Final Fantasy VIII (Eyes On Me) |
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Movie/Year... |
Staring... | Any Good? |
| Super Mario Brothers (1993) |
Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Samantha Mathis, Dennis Hopper, Fisher Stevens, Lance Henriksen |
It's not the worst I've seen... |
| Double Dragon (1994) |
Mark Dacascos, Robert Patrick |
It's alright... |
| Street Fighter: The Movie (1994) |
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kyle Minogue, |
It's funny for the wrong reasons! |
| Mortal Kombat (1995) |
Christopher Lambert, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa |
It's not bad... |
| Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) |
A Vast array of nobodies |
It ain't great... |
| Wing Commander (1999) |
Freddie Prinze Jnr, Saffron Burrows, Jurgen Prochnow, |
No |
| Tomb Raider (2001) |
Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight |
It's boring... |
| Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) |
(Voices) Steve Buscemi, Alec Baldwin, James Woods | It's confusing... |
| Resident Evil (2002) |
Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez |
I liked it... |
| Speedball (2002) |
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa |
No one's seen it. |
| House of the Dead (announced 2001) |
No details |
Not released yet |
| Max Payne (announced 2001) |
No details |
Not started yet |
| State Of Emergency (announced 2002) |
No details |
Not started yet |
| Return To Castle Wolfenstein (announced 2002) |
No details |
Not started yet |
| Dead or Alive (Announced 2002) |
No details |
Not started yet |
| Dead to Rights (announced 2003) |
No details |
Not started yet |
| Eternal Darkness (announced 2003) |
No details |
Not started yet |
| Devil May Cry (announced 2003) |
No details |
Not started yet |
Cartoons and based on Video Games
| Cartoon | Country |
| Super Mario Brothers | USA |
| Battle Toads (failed pilot) | USA |
| Double Dragon | USA |
| Darkstalkers | USA |
| Street Fighter: The Movie | Japan |
| Samurai Showdown | Japan |
| Fatal Fury | Japan |
| Tekken | Japan |
| Killer Instinct | Spain |
| Virtua Fighter | Japan |
| Toshinden | Japan |
| Captain N (Nintendo) | USA |
| Zelda | USA |
| Final Fantasy | Japan |
| Zone of the Enders | Japan |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | Japan |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | USA |
| Super Mario | Japan |
| Pacman | USA |
| Pole Position | USA/Japan |
| Dragon's Lair | USA |
| Vampire Hunter | Japan |
| Mortal Kombat | USA |
| Earthworm Jim | |
| Sam and Max | |
| Where in time/the world/ on Earth is: Carmen Sandiego? |
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| Wing Commander | USA |
| Game/Tv Show | Year |
| Maniac Mansion | |
| Myst | 2003 |
TV
Cartoons Based On Films
(Kid's Shows)
| Cartoon | Year |
| Ace Ventura | |
| Addams Family (The) | |
| Attack of the Killer Tomatoes | |
| Back To The Future | |
| Beetlejuice | |
| Beethoven | 1994 |
| Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure |
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| Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story) |
2000 |
| Conan The Adventurer | |
| Droids (Star Wars) | |
| Dumb And Dumber | |
| Evolution: Alienators/ Alienators: Evolution Continues |
2001 |
| Ewoks (Return Of The Jedi) |
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| Fievel's American Tales | |
| Free Willy | |
| Godzilla | 1998 |
| Highlander | |
| James Bond Jnr (James Bond) |
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| Jumangi | |
| Karate Kid | |
| Little Shop (Little Shop Of Horrors) |
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| Mask (The) | |
| Mask Of Zorro (The) | |
| Men In Black | |
| The Mummy | 2001 |
| Original Ghostbusters (The) (Ghostbusters) Aka Real Ghostbusters (The) |
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| Ozzy and Drix (Osmosis Jones) |
2002 |
| Police Academy | |
| Problem Child | |
| Rambo | |
| Real Ghostbusters (The) (Ghostbusters) Aka Original Ghostbusters (The) |
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| Robocop | |
| Stargate: Infinity | 2002 |
| Starship Troopers | |
| Stuart Little | 2003 |
| Teen Wolf | |
| Toxic Crusaders (Toxic Avenger) |
| TV Series | Year |
| Beastmaster | |
| Bigfoot And The Hendersons | |
| Buffy The Vampire Slayer | |
| Clueless | |
| Crow: Stairway To Heaven | |
| Darkman | |
| Down and out in Beverly Hills | |
| Fame | |
| Freddy's Nightmares | |
| Herby: The Lovebug | |
| Highlander | |
| Highlander: The Raven | |
| M*A*S*H | |
| Net (The) | |
| Planet of the Apes | |
| Police Academy | |
| Robocop | |
| Stargate SG1 | |
| Starman | |
| Total Recall 2070 | |
| Time Cop | |
| Weird Science | |
| Working Girl | |
| Young Indiana Jones |
| TV Series/Film | Year |
| The Addams Family (and sequels) | 1991 |
| The Avengers | 1998 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | 1993 |
| The Brady Bunch (and sequels) | 1995 |
| Charlie's Angels (and sequel) | 2000 |
| Dudley Do-Right | 1999 |
| Dragnet | 1987 |
| The Flintstones (and sequel) | 1994 |
| Flipper | 1996 |
| The Fugitive | 1993 |
| Inspector Gadget (and sequel) | 1999 |
| Josie and the Pussycats | 2001 |
| Lost In Space | 1998 |
| Maverick | 1994 |
| Mchale's Navy | 1997 |
| Mission: Impossible (and sequel) | 1996 |
| The Mod Squad | 1999 |
| Mr Magoo | 1997 |
| My Favourite Martian | 1999 |
| Rocky and Bulwinkle (The Adventures of...) | 2000 |
| The Saint | 1997 |
| Scooby Doo | 2002 |
| Sgt Bilko | 1996 |
| S.W.A.T. | 2003 |
| Wild Wild West | 1999 |
Do you know any games that
star famous people?
Then let me know!
E-mail:
gaz@kojima.freeserve.co.uk
The information on this page came from:
John Bradley
www.imdb.com
(Internet Movie Database)
Video Hound's Golden
Movie Retriever 2000
(Martin Connors & Jim Craddock)
My own anal knowledge of video
games and TV
(My Brain)
